ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 262979
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Date: | Thursday 1 February 1945 |
Time: | 12:45 |
Type: | Bristol Beaufighter Mk 21 |
Owner/operator: | 31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
Registration: | A8-10 |
MSN: | EH-T |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | one mile south of Tomohon, North Celebes, Sulawesi. -
Indonesia
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAAF Wama Airstrip, Morotai |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Beaufighter A8-10 (31 Sqdn RAAF) Code: EH-T :
On the 1st February 1945 eight Beaufighters of 31 Sqdn RAAF attacked a Japanese army personnel area at Tomohon (Sulawesi, Indonesia). This attack was carried out at about 12:40 hrs., the aircraft dropping depth-charges and 500-l b fragmentation clusters. The Japanese AA fire succeeded in shooting down a Beaufighter A8-10. This aircraft was seen by the others to crash on a plateau about one mile south of the town and break up. Overturned and burnt during attempted crash landing near Tomohan, North Celebes.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.416465) Douglas Roy TAYLOR (pilot) RAAF - killed 1945-02-01
F/O (Aus.436776) Keith PACKHAM (nav.) RAAF - POW / killed 1945-03-31
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=A8-10 http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a8.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 October 1944 |
A8-10 |
31 (City of Wagga Wagga) Sqn RAAF |
0 |
RAAF Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory. |
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-May-2021 09:42 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |
25-Jun-2021 11:59 |
Anon. |
Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
25-Jun-2021 22:22 |
Anon. |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
28-Jul-2021 16:26 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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